大款
dà kuǎn · HSK 7
very wealthy person
💰 大 big + 款 funds — someone sitting on big money
款 means a sum of money or payment. 大款 is literally big funds — colloquial for a rich person or big spender.
大 — pictograph of a person with arms outstretched
大 is a pictograph showing a person standing with arms and legs spread wide. The outstretched arms suggest 'big' or 'great', extending from the literal image of a large stance to abstract meanings like important or grand. It is one of the oldest characters, found on oracle bones.